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a) Of the funds made available by

Section 91010, six hundred ten million dollars ($610,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the water board for grants or loans that improve water quality or help provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Projects that help to provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water.

(2) Projects that increase water quality monitoring and remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

(3) Innovative projects to increase the affordability of safe drinking water.

(4) Projects that implement countywide drought and water shortage contingency plans adopted pursuant to

Chapter 10 (commencing with

Section 10609.40) of

Part 2.55 of Division of the Water Code.

(5) Projects that prevent, reduce, or treat the contamination of groundwater that serves as a major source of drinking water for a community.

(6) Projects to consolidate water or wastewater systems or to extend wastewater service to residences currently served by inadequate onsite sewer treatment systems.

(7) Grants for projects and technical and financial assistance to address hexavalent chromium in drinking water. (8) (

A) Tribal water infrastructure projects that provide safe, clean, and reliable drinking water to tribal communities. (

B) Not less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be allocated to projects described in subparagraph (A). (

b) If there is a responsible party identified to have contributed to contamination of a drinking water well, or system, the water system or public agency responsible for the infrastructure may apply for competitive state grant program funding for a drinking water infrastructure project to address water quality issues. The grant applicant may apply for funding in the amount above and beyond what the responsible party is required to contribute to the infrastructure project. (

c) Reasonable geographic allocation to eligible projects throughout the state shall be considered, including both northern and southern California and inland and coastal regions. (

d) At least percent of the allocation made pursuant to this

section shall benefit disadvantaged communities, severely disadvantaged communities, or vulnerable populations. (

e) For severely disadvantaged communities with populations of no more than persons that serve no more than service connections, there shall be no maximum amount per service connection for eligible projects.